About the Author

John Starkey has owned many sports and racing cars including Lola
T70, Ferrari 250GT, Porsche RSR, several Porsche 911 road cars
(including RS 3.0 and 2.7 versions) and numerous Jaguar XK120s, and
is a "self-confessed Sports/GT racing freak", having competed in
British Hillclimbs, the Mille Miglia retro and Coy's Silverstone.He
has written a number of automotive books including Veloce
publications Ferrari 250GT "Tour de France," Porsche 911 R RS RSR,
and Lola - All The Sports Racing & Single-seater Racing Cars
1978-1997.John Starkey lives in Florida, USA, where he runs his
racecar business.

Reviews

Illustrated with mainly monochrome pictures, it is a comprehensive
story of this manufacturer from the start. The early make are
covered in the first few chapters before the authors get into their
stride with cars that the company produced from the mid '60s on.
There are some wonderfully evocative pictures throughout... Great
stuff and a good read.- Historic Racing Technology. The buyers get
a look at the first twenty years of the English racing car
manufacturer Lola and the book brings a lot of interesting racing
cars to light. The new opportunity for for Motorsport historians to
buy the book ever since its first release in 1997 should use it. -
Autobuch.guru. This is one if Veloces growing Classic Reprint
series, this one being first published in 1997. Now in large
soft-cover format with 192 pages, it is a coincidence but rather
fitting that it appeared not long before Lola founder Eric Broadly
passed away. These reprints are a great way of getting hold of
books that are long out of print. What you get is a comprehensive
and well-illustrated (lots of black and white plus a 16-page colour
photo section) history of Lola from the 1172cc special that was
reached 60 years ago to the not-very-successful T570 Formula 3 car
that helped launch Nigel Mansell's career. In the interim, there
were many successes, including the elegant Lola Mk 1 sport-racer,
the rapid two- and three- litre sports cars from the mid-1970s,
winning Indy 500 cars, Can-Am models, the dramatic T70s and the
whole range go F5000s, many of which can still be enjoyed on NZ
circuits. The John Surtees and Graham Hill F1 cars of the 1960s and
1970s are here too. Each model gets a description of its specs and
race history. As well as almost 160 photos, there are a few cutaway
drawings such as the rack-and-pinion assembly for a T400. The book
ends with photos of various Lolas that were reading as historic in
the 1990s. For a Lola enthusiast who missed out the first time
around, this is worth a look.- Classic Driver (Monthly). Over the
decades, Lola evolved from a small garage premises in Bromley to
become one of the world's most respected race car constructors.
While the likes of Ferrari and Lotus depended on road car sales to
stay afloat, Lola survived on race car production alone - until the
original business finally ceased trading in 2012. It had come close
to the bank on several previous occasions, but this is a revised
edition of a book that covers Eric Broadly company from its
foundation to the fruitful mid-1970s. Surtees, stewart, Hill and
Unser are among legendary names that won races or titles in Lolas
and this features every single-seater or sports car model built
between 1957 and 1977, accompanied by comprehensive racing records.
The authors leave you in no doubt that Lola was one of Britains
greatest constructors - such was their conviction, indeed, that
they claimed: It is arguable that in the time Eric Broadley and his
company will be seen to be as important, it not more so, that
either Lotus of Ferrari. Quite an accolade. - Motor Sport. Author
Joh Starkey is a Lola expert who knows his subject well, and
therefore brings each chassis type to life, the notes on the highs
and lows of the relative success or failure of each design and
outlining much of the hard work that took place, most of this being
before the use of computers and CAD design programmes. For motor
racing historians and fanatics alike, this book will form a
reliable source of information. A good read. - Chequered Flag
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